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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners 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 issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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