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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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