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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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