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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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