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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students 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 lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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