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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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