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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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