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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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