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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally 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 numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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