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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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