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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. 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 massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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