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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free 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 several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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