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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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