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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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