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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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