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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly 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 lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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