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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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