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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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