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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily 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 e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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