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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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