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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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