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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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