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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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