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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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