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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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