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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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