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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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