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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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