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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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