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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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