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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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