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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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