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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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