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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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