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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally 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 several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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