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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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