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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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