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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online 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 numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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