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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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