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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free 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 online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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