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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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