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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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