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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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