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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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