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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free 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 issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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