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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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