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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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