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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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