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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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