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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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