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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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