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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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