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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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