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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally 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 several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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