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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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