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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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