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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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