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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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