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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly 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 many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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