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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major 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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