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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not 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 elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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