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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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