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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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