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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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