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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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