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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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