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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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