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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students 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 issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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