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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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