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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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