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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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