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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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