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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. 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 teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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