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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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