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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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