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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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