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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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