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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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