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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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