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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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