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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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