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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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