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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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