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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free 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 variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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