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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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