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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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