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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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