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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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