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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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