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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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