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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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