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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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