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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. 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 a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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