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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not 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 institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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