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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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