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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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