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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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