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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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