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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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