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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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