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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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