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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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