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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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