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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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