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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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