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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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