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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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