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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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