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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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