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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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