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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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