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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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