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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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