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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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