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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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