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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students 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 online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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