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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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