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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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