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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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