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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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