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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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 issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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