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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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