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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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