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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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