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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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