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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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