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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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