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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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