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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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