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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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