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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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