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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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