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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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