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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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