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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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