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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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