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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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