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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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