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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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