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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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