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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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