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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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