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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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