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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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