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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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