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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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