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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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