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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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