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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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