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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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