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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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