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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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