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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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