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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly 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 several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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