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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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