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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners 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 many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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