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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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