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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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