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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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