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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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