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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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