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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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