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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free 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 a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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