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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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