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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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