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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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