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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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