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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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