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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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