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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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