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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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