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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly 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 several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses 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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