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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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