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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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