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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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