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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly 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 e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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