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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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