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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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