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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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