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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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