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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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