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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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