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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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