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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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