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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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