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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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