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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly 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. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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