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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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