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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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