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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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