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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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