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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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