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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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