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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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