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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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