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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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