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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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