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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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