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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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