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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally 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 numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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