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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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 subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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