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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally 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 several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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