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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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