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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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