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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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