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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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