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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses 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 a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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