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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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