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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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