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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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