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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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