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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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