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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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