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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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