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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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