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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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