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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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