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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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