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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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