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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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