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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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