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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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