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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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