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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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