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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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