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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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