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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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