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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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