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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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