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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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