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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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