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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students 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 a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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