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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free 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 e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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