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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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