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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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