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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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