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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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