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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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