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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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