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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free 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 several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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