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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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