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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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