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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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