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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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