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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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