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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally 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 several subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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