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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily 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 numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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