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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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