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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally 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 several issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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