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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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