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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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