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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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