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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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