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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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