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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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