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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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