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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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