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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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