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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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