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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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