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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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