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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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