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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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