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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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