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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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