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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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