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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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