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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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