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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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