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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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