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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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