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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always 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 a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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