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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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