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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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