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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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