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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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