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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are 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 topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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