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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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