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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students 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 elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle 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 blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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