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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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