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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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