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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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