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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the interesting 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 describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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