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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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