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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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