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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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