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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are normally 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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