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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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