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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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