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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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