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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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