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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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