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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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