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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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