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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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