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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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