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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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