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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally 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 several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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