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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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