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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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