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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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