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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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