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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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