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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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