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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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