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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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