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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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