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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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