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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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