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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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