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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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