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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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