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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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