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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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