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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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