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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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