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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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