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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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