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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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