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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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