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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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