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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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