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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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