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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important 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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