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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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