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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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