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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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