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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free 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 online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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