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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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