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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key 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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