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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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