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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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