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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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