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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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