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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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