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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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