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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually 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. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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