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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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