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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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