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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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