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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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