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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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