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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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