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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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