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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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