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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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