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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually 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 technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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