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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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