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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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