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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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