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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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