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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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