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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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