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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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