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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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