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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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