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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the 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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