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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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