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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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