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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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