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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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