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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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