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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free 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 elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the key 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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