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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with 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 make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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