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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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