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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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