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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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