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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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