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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key 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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