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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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