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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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