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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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