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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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