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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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