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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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