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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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