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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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