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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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