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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with 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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