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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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