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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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