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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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