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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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