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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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