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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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