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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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