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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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