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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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