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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes 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 issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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