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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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