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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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