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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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