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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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