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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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