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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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