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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally 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 many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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