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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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