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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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