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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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