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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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