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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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