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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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