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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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