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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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