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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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