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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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