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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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