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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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