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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally 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 lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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