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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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