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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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