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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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