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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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