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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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