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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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