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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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