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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not 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 a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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