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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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