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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free 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 organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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