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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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