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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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