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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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