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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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