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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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