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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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