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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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