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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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