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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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