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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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