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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students 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 many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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