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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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