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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants 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. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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