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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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