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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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