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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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