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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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