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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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