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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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