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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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