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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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