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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free 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 topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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