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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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