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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually 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 subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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