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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always 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 a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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