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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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