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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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