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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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