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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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