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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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