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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not 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 learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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