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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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