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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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