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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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