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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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