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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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