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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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