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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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