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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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