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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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