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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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