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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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