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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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