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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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