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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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