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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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