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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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