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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students 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 many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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