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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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