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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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