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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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