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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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