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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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