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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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