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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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