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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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