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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses 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 a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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