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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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