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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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