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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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