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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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