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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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