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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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