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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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