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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not 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 institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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