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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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