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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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