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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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