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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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