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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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