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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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