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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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