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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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