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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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