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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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