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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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