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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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