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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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