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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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