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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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