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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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