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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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