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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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