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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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