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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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