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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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