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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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