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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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