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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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