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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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