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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes 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 many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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