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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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