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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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